Frank Drake may be gone, but his legacy - especially his iconic alien life equation - will still be relevant far into the future.
One of the pioneers of the modern field of the search for extraterrestrial intelligence has sadly passed away.
The legendary astronomer believes that it would be 'silly' to try sending messages in to space.
Frank Drake has expressed an interest in sending out a spacecraft to listen for alien signals where they'd be easier to pick up.
Dr Frank Drake has said that the digital age is effectively cutting us off from making interstellar communications.